25 Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer was a remarkable figure, known for his immense talent and dedication to both medicine and music. He was a medical doctor who spent most of his life in Africa, serving as a physician and a missionary. He was also an accomplished organist, theologian, philosopher, and writer. Schweitzer believed that all life was sacred, and he spent his life working to alleviate the suffering of others, both human and animal. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his efforts in promoting peace and his contributions to the advancement of humanitarianism. (Bio)
Albert Schweitzer Quotes
A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. (Meaning)
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. (Quote Meaning)
Do something for somebody every day for which you do not get paid. (Meaning)
Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life. (Quote Meaning)
Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. (Meaning)
You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. (Quote Meaning)
The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries. (Meaning)
Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them. (Quote Meaning)
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. (Meaning)
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. (Quote Meaning)
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. (Meaning)
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being. (Quote Meaning)
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility. (Meaning)
Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality. (Quote Meaning)
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. (Meaning)
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always. (Quote Meaning)
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. (Meaning)
Example is leadership. (Quote Meaning)
We must all die. But that I can save him from days of torture, that is what I feel as my great and ever new privilege. (Meaning)
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. (Quote Meaning)
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. (Meaning)
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. (Quote Meaning)
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. (Meaning)
We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.
Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
A good example has twice the value of good advice
Do not lose heart, even if you must wait a bit before finding the right thing. Be prepared for disappointment also, but do not abandon the quest.
The only thing of importance, when we depart, will be the traces of love we have left behind.
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
If you own something you cannot give away, then you don't own it, it owns you.
Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don't live in a world all of your own
At that point in life where your talent meets the needs of the world, that is where God wants you to be.
Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.
The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. (Quote Meaning)
The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.
At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned.
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used to failing.
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
― Albert Schweitzer Quotes
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